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Urban Planning Against Poverty : How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolay, Jean-Claude.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Future City Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Reference
  • Chapter 2: Urban Facts
  • 2.1 Urbanization: A Global Trend
  • 2.2 Fragmented South Cities. Between Poverty and Environmental Risks
  • 2.3 Sustainable Urban Development: Dimensions and Questions
  • 2.3.1 Urban Environmental Risks
  • 2.3.2 The Urban Economy and Sustainable Development
  • 2.3.3 Sustainable Development, Urban Poverty and Social Disparities
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Global Sustainability: How to Rethink Urban Planning
  • 3.1 Urban Planning in Question
  • 3.2 The City, Urbanization and Urban Planning
  • 3.3 Urban Theories and Planning: Links and Practices
  • 3.4 From Words to Deeds: Thinking About the City
  • 3.5 South Cities and North Planning
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Convoluted Urban Planning
  • 4.1 African Cities: Non-standard Urban Development
  • 4.2 Koudougou, a Regional Hub in Burkina Faso
  • 4.2.1 A Central Pole in Its Region
  • 4.2.2 Of Texts, Resources and Projects
  • 4.3 What Urban Planning Means for Koudougou
  • 4.4 From Marketing to Local Urban Action
  • 4.5 Planning the African City, a Veritable Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
  • References
  • Chapter 5: An Intermediate City in Brazil: Between Inequalities and Growth
  • 5.1 From the Medium-Sized City to the Intermediate City, or How to Rethink Urban Dynamics
  • 5.2 Montes Claros: A Growing Hub
  • 5.3 Verticalization of the Central Business District and Spatial Changes
  • 5.4 Urban Planning in Montes Claros: A Participatory Process?
  • 5.4.1 Heterogeneity and Priority Issues to Resolve
  • 5.4.2 Who Are the Actors of Urban Development at the Neighbourhood Level?
  • 5.4.3 Long Live Planning: Players in Motion
  • 5.5 Regional Integration. Towards True Urban Planning
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Urban Dynamics and Regional Development in Argentina
  • 6.1 An Argentinian City Under Pressure.
  • 6.2 Argentina: One of the Most Urbanized Countries in the World
  • 6.3 The Province of Buenos Aires: A Dense Territory Under Influence
  • 6.4 Nueve de Julio: Modernity and Development Issues
  • 6.4.1 What Intermediate City for the Region?
  • 6.4.2 An Ordinary, Modern City in a Rural Landscape
  • 6.4.3 Between Territorial Expansion and Social Inclusion
  • 6.4.4 Daily Disturbances: How to Manage Better the Expansion?
  • 6.4.5 The Example of Ciudad Nueva, a Low-Income Housing Area
  • 6.5 What Direction for Nueve de Julio's Urban Planning?
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Conclusion
  • 7.1 Between Poverty and Urban Development
  • 7.2 Planning for Sustainable Urban Development
  • 7.3 Intermediate Cities: Between Urbanity and Regional Integration
  • 7.4 An Alternative Based on Interdisciplinarity and Social Dialogue
  • 7.5 A Few Simple Rules for Dealing with Urban Complexity
  • Reference
  • Index.

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